SUNLIGHT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£107K
-34.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1M
-2.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
3
-25% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£31K
+79.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £221,730 | — | £234,301 | £227,098 | |
| Operating profit | — | £87,306 | — | £90,703 | £129,425 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£192,095 | — | -£151,239 | -£31,031 | |
| Net profit | — | -£192,095 | — | -£151,239 | -£31,031 | |
| Cash | — | £597,456 | — | £162,942 | £107,053 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,818,048 | — | £4,450,250 | £3,238,026 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,395,020 | — | £1,243,781 | £1,212,750 | |
| Equity | £1,587,115 | £1,395,020 | £1,395,020 | £1,243,781 | £1,212,750 | |
| Average employees | — | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 39.4% | — | 38.7% | 57.0% | |
| Net margin | — | -86.6% | — | -64.5% | -13.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 1.5% | — | 2.0% | 4.0% | |
| Interest cover | — | 0.31x | — | 0.37x | 0.81x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Wilder Coe Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. The directors have prepared cash flow forecasts and reviewed capital requirements for the twelve months from the date of approving these financial statements, which indicate the business can continue to trade for at least twelve months.”
Group structure
- SUNLIGHT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED · parent
- Anchor Renewables Ltd 100%
- Applied Solar Ltd 100%
- Aspect Solar Ltd 100%
- Astral Solar Ltd 100%
- Gaia Power Systems Ltd 100%
- Guardian Solar Ltd 100%
- White Rose Solar Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “During the year ended 31 December 2024, it has been identified that there was an error in the prior year accounts. The directors consider it necessary to make a prior year adjustment in order to accurately reflect the true financial position of the Company as at 31 December 2023.”
- “The prior year adjustment has resulted in a restatement of amounts due to group undertakings, increasing it from £10,268,388 to £10,321,889. The other loan interest payable increased by £53,501 and the net effect on retained earnings is a decrease of £53,501.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIAS, Peter Edward | Director | 2020-07-03 | Feb 1981 | British |
| RHYS JONES, Barnaby David | Director | 2022-02-09 | Feb 1972 | British |
| ROSSER, Thomas James | Director | 2020-07-03 | Mar 1985 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROWE, Andrew | Secretary | 2019-04-23 | 2020-07-03 |
| THOMPSON, Katherine Louise | Secretary | 2017-01-01 | 2019-04-23 |
| URQUHART, Graham Kenneth | Secretary | 2011-12-01 | 2015-03-31 |
| OCTOPUS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-07-03 | 2022-12-01 |
| TRICOR SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2015-03-31 | 2016-12-31 |
| BRIERLEY, Alexander David Kelson | Director | 2020-07-03 | 2022-02-09 |
| CROWE, Andrew James | Director | 2018-12-03 | 2020-07-03 |
| FERNANDES, Karl Peter | Director | 2016-12-05 | 2018-12-03 |
| GAMMOND, David Keith | Director | 2011-09-12 | 2018-12-03 |
| HALSTEAD, Laura Gemma | Director | 2020-07-03 | 2023-08-29 |
| MCGANN, Damian Francis James | Director | 2018-12-03 | 2020-07-03 |
| READ, Mark Anthony | Director | 2018-12-03 | 2020-07-03 |
| SMITH, Martin Terrence William | Director | 2018-12-03 | 2020-07-03 |
| THOMPSON, Angus Henry | Director | 2016-12-05 | 2018-12-03 |
| THOMPSON, Paul | Director | 2012-12-03 | 2018-12-03 |
| URQUHART, Graham Kenneth | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2016-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunstone Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-07-03 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-02-28 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-28 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-12 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2023-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-08-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-03-06 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-12-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-26 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-3.1%
£234,301 £227,098
-
Cash
-34.3%
£162,942 £107,053
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-2.5%
£1,243,781 £1,212,750
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-25%
4 3
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+42.7%
£90,703 £129,425
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+79.5%
-£151,239 -£31,031
highest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers